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Putting on Championship Greens

• wayneacampbell 64 Posts

  Mon, Jun 8 2015 12:58 PM

  Would appreciate any input on putting on Championship Greens . I am reasonably decent on reading the amount of break, but struggle with distance control . Is there some sort of formula applicable to putting on ultra fast greens.

   

  Thanks.

   

  Wayne.

• 478 Posts

  Mon, Jun 8 2015 4:07 PM

  For Champ 13 greens, I suggest

  x = 0.63*d + 0.9*e + 1

  where x is the resulting power, d is the displayed distance [ft] and e is the elevation [inch] (attention: +0=+1, +1=+2,...). Never round down, but add a bit if you have head wind.

  For Champ 14 greens, use 0.60 instead of 0.63

  Andreas

• MBaggese 15,367 Posts

  Mon, Jun 8 2015 4:23 PM

  I use distance divided by 1.35, for down hill putts, I use 1.4

   

  Hope it get's you started.

• wayneacampbell 64 Posts

  Mon, Jun 8 2015 4:54 PM

  Still not totally clear. Down hill is 1.4. Up hill 1.35 ? Clarify. What about a level putt?

   

  Thanks .

   

  Wayne.

• wayneacampbell 64 Posts

  Mon, Jun 8 2015 5:10 PM

  Using the above formula define the distance on a 10 ft. put level, uphill, and downhill, I believe I comprehend but please illustrate.

   

  Thanks.

   

  Wayne.

• MBaggese 15,367 Posts

  Mon, Jun 8 2015 6:09 PM

  Bare with me on the Keybord...missing letters...lol

   

  Okay... 10 foot putt divided by 1.35 is bout 7.5 feet of power...means on my 30 foot scale, I go one avtr movement and maybe  scooch more

   

  Say 30 foot putt, dropping 6 inches...is  24 feet of putt...24/1.4 is bout 17 feet of power

   

  Now since I use avtr moves, not percentages or putter pal, I add  a bit, take some away as needed.

   

  Not real scientific, eh?...lol

   

• ApexPC 3,164 Posts

  Wed, Jun 10 2015 1:54 PM

  For a level putt on Championship 13 speed greens I divide the distance by 1.35. As putts get longer I add to the factor to account for a longer distance putt. For a 30 foot level putt I'll use 1.4

  From there how much slope up/down determines what factor I divide by.

  The uphill the factor gets smaller and the downhill gets larger. For a radical downhill slope I may use a factor of 1.8 or 1.9.

  The point is there is no one divide/multiply factor that you can use for all putting situations. Experience and feel also have to be applied.

• TigerLuvsBush 491 Posts

  Wed, Jun 10 2015 5:47 PM

  under 10ft I ram that baby in there, unless there is a banana break

• tigerfan1506 3,193 Posts

  Wed, Jun 10 2015 9:33 PM